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. >> ifill: spencer michels reports on the boom in online teaching and its impact on traditional liberal arts education. . >> woodruff: ray suarez looks into china's current crackdown on the internet and on its own news media, which is drawing protests. >> ifill: and we remember pulitzer prize-winning journalist richard ben cramer, whose work spanned presidential politics and the lives of superstar athletes. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: saving for the heart. you'll be able to get close to iconic landmarks. to cultural places. it's a feeling that you can only get. these are journeys that change your perspective on the world viking river cruises, explore the world >> bnsf railway. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from v
. >> ifill: spencer michels reports on the boom in online teaching and its impact on traditional liberal arts education. . >> woodruff: ray suarez looks into china's current crackdown on the internet and on its own news media, which is drawing protests. >> ifill: and we remember pulitzer prize-winning journalist richard ben cramer, whose work spanned presidential politics and the lives of superstar athletes. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for...
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. >> spencer back with that. >> it's on the way. we're seeing clouds showing up. high clouds on live doppler 7. skies not completely cloudy yet we'll see clouds north and sunny mild down south with highs into the 70s. talking about weather closer to home in the bay area after thickening=h we'll see rain developing into afternoon hours in the north bay8lÑ sweeping south ward and eastward. highs into mid 50s and dropping sharply after the rainfall passes. here is the accu-weather forecast. thursday and friday high temperatures barely reaching above 50 degrees. and friday morning very cold. shower activity going hold on for a couple days. temperatures3 the weekend. highs back into mid-50s and a bit chilly for 49ers and packers game. saturday evening and night. temperatures in the 40s. >> will be chilly but victorious. >> yes that. is our plan. >> that is our hope. >> thank you. spencer. >> ora cell getting its wing back getting a wing sale today to replace the one damaged in october. when ac catta marchan cap sized. the crew will be busy assembling the sail hoping t
. >> spencer back with that. >> it's on the way. we're seeing clouds showing up. high clouds on live doppler 7. skies not completely cloudy yet we'll see clouds north and sunny mild down south with highs into the 70s. talking about weather closer to home in the bay area after thickening=h we'll see rain developing into afternoon hours in the north bay8lÑ sweeping south ward and eastward. highs into mid 50s and dropping sharply after the rainfall passes. here is the accu-weather...
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spencer christian is here with that for us. >> we had lots of fog around. but it cleared out nicely foremost of the day. now, looking atd live doppler 7 hd, you can see clouds off shore, there are clouds moving in our direction but mainly clear skies. at the moment temperatures into the mid-50s to lower 60s into the milder locations. over next 24 hours here is what we can expect. mainly clear skies but patches of fog develop late tonight and during overnight hours, so there will be areas of fog around in early morning hours. temperatures from upper 30s to upper 40s. by afternoon, we'll see clouds thickening and a chance of showers. we're not talking about heavy rainfall but wet in spots. showers in afternoon hours. temperatures from about 54 to about 56 degrees. then, colder air coming our way. i'll show how cold it's going to be in the accu-weather forecast. larry, and carolyn? >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 target declares war on amazon with a new deal to save customers money at the register. >> plus, could a fork be the future of diet something it'
spencer christian is here with that for us. >> we had lots of fog around. but it cleared out nicely foremost of the day. now, looking atd live doppler 7 hd, you can see clouds off shore, there are clouds moving in our direction but mainly clear skies. at the moment temperatures into the mid-50s to lower 60s into the milder locations. over next 24 hours here is what we can expect. mainly clear skies but patches of fog develop late tonight and during overnight hours, so there will be areas...
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newshour corresondent spencer michels has our story. >> mark this with d and in a valueive the term you mark with e. >> reporter: tracy lippincott, who works in a san francisco bar, is taking a college course in her apartment, online, on how to reason and argue. the teacher is walter sinnott- armstrong, professor of ethics at duke university in north carolina, and the class is free. >> so how do you learn the technique? the answer is very simple. you practice, and then you practice again, and then you practice and practice and practice and practice. this class has these really short little lectures, which is great because you can kind of watch one, and then think about it and react, and then you don't have to watch another whole hour like you would in class. >> reporter: "think again" is a class presented by a one-year- old for-profit startup called coursera, currently the nation's largest provider of free online courses. 170,000 students from around the world have signed up for it. the classes are called moocs, or massive open online courses, and they may be revolutionizing higher educ
newshour corresondent spencer michels has our story. >> mark this with d and in a valueive the term you mark with e. >> reporter: tracy lippincott, who works in a san francisco bar, is taking a college course in her apartment, online, on how to reason and argue. the teacher is walter sinnott- armstrong, professor of ethics at duke university in north carolina, and the class is free. >> so how do you learn the technique? the answer is very simple. you practice, and then you...
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>> spencer i have a better idea. i like sweets. >> yes i know that. you need a fork that as soon as it dip noose something that detect sugar or cake like when i eat it, the tongue retract. >> that's a good idea. deterrent to eating too much. >> or shock you one or the other. >> exactly. we have a cold snap coming our way. big cold air dropping down from the gulf of alaska. usher in the cold air might bring a sprinkle or 2 and we see cloud forming in the bay area sky. tomorrow state wide looks like northern half of the state will have cloudy skies and good ch precipitation and rain most location snow up in the mountain in the northern most corner of the state. southern california sunny mild high pressure at or above 70 degree degrees. that will not be the case here in the bay area. we have a pretty good chance of few scattered showers tomorrow. high pressure mainly in the mid 50's and then it turns col cold. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast thursday friday daytime high only around 50 or 52 degrees. morning low friday morning below freezeing in many l
>> spencer i have a better idea. i like sweets. >> yes i know that. you need a fork that as soon as it dip noose something that detect sugar or cake like when i eat it, the tongue retract. >> that's a good idea. deterrent to eating too much. >> or shock you one or the other. >> exactly. we have a cold snap coming our way. big cold air dropping down from the gulf of alaska. usher in the cold air might bring a sprinkle or 2 and we see cloud forming in the bay area...
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drop the showers on us in the afternoon and evening so keep it here and we will keep you advised as spencer and sandy are in and you can traffic it on line. temperatures in the upper 30's for livermore and fairfield and santa rosa and everyone else is low-to-mid 40's. 47 in san francisco the warm spot this morning. temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40's in the monterey bay, and girl provide is cooler at 39. scattered showers are possible the next two days which will be light and scattered and frosty night for a lot of us, all the way through the week end and another chance of a scattered shower on saturday. high pressure to the east. high pressure to the west. the cold air is moving through. a lot of cold air but not much moisture. we have a chance of scattered showers they will not drop much other than bringing in really cold air. at 7:00 this morning, cloudy out there, and at 1:00 o'clock, scattered shower will develop across the cold front which is still in mendocino and at 5:00 you can see scattered shower or two around the bay area moving in and through the south bay by 9:00 and when we
drop the showers on us in the afternoon and evening so keep it here and we will keep you advised as spencer and sandy are in and you can traffic it on line. temperatures in the upper 30's for livermore and fairfield and santa rosa and everyone else is low-to-mid 40's. 47 in san francisco the warm spot this morning. temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40's in the monterey bay, and girl provide is cooler at 39. scattered showers are possible the next two days which will be light and scattered and...
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sandy and spencer will do that because that is when the best chance of showers are in the afternoon and evening. this morning, we are okay at 36 in fairfield to 46 in san francisco. we have temperatures at 39 in gilroy to 43 in sal it nas and today scatters showers today and tomorrow and light and scattered. after that, the big story is how cold it will be, frosty away from the beaches through the weekend including san francisco could get to freezing. scattered showers on saturday, possible, again, very, very light. the storm system shows radar runs to the north, and really bright white clouds which are laden with moisture. so there is limited more but a lost cold air so when we are beyond the chance of a scattered shower which is best over the ocean is the frosty temperatures we will deal with. we will have to pay a lot more to be comfortable the next several days. from noon until 6:00, our chance of a scattered showers shows overnight into thursday our best chance is over the ocean where the greatest instability is, with a thunderstorm out there and small hail over the ocean and our s
sandy and spencer will do that because that is when the best chance of showers are in the afternoon and evening. this morning, we are okay at 36 in fairfield to 46 in san francisco. we have temperatures at 39 in gilroy to 43 in sal it nas and today scatters showers today and tomorrow and light and scattered. after that, the big story is how cold it will be, frosty away from the beaches through the weekend including san francisco could get to freezing. scattered showers on saturday, possible,...
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i'll have what lara spencer is having this morning. robin, it is not tequila. but look at that. see you very soon, smiley face, which puts a smile on all of our faces. so good to hear. hello, robin. so glad you're loving the show this morning. and get ready to jumpstart your january again. secrets of the supermodel time. >> style and beauty expert, greta monahan, is here to show us how you can get the casual, everyday look models have when they're not on the runway. remember our producer, tara. here's the before pic. moments ago, we took this before picture. do we have it? there it is. now, let's bring tara in now. >> that was a two-second transformation. how did you do it? >> easy. this is your off duty uniform. air, leave it natural. less is more. big glasses. a knit. no matter what part of the country we live in. dark denim. boots or pumps and a big bag. that's your model off-duty model look. >> you look very famous. >> you're fabulous. we love your tips. more tips on gma.com. and you can see more of greta on "rachael ray." >>> and ahead, leading man, josh brolin, back on the
i'll have what lara spencer is having this morning. robin, it is not tequila. but look at that. see you very soon, smiley face, which puts a smile on all of our faces. so good to hear. hello, robin. so glad you're loving the show this morning. and get ready to jumpstart your january again. secrets of the supermodel time. >> style and beauty expert, greta monahan, is here to show us how you can get the casual, everyday look models have when they're not on the runway. remember our producer,...